ChatGPT unveils major redesign with new ‘Canvas’ interface for writers and coders [Video]

OpenAI is changing up ChatGPT‘s interface to look more like a digital notepad for projects.

On Thursday, OpenAI announced a beta “canvas” feature for writing and coding. Canvas is different from the traditional chatbox interface, which makes it tedious to refine or develop ideas without the back and forth prompts.

“Although the [ChatGPT] interface is easy to use and works well for many tasks, it’s limited when you want to work on projects that require editing and revisions. Canvas offers a new interface for this kind of work,” the announcement said.

The new feature is ChatGPT’s first major design change since its launch in 2022. OpenAI has been busy doing other stuff, like launching multimodal model GPT-4o, reasoning model o1, and raising $6.6 billion in its latest investment round. According to reports from the New York Times, OpenAI told investors it plans to increase revenue from $3.7 billion this year to …